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Horsepower - 7/28/2006 12:32:16 PM    gunkscad   Posts: 13 Joined: 7/28/2006 Status: offline Hello, I'm a newbie to the forum. I have a question. I have a '95 ETC. I bought a salvaged '02 ESC. It has a 275hp 4.6. My '95 is a 300hp. I am upgrading my '95 with the '02 electronics, wiring, and motor, including ecm (pcm). Question? What makes a 275hp into a 300hp? Is it electronic? Is it the engine itself? Is it a combo? Would buying an ETC ecm make the "new" engine into a 300hp rocket? Please reply if anyone can help me. I'm ready to install engine!!!! Post #: 1

RE: Horsepower - 7/28/2006 3:45:52 PM    FLCaddytech Posts: 507 Joined: 6/22/2006 Status: offline Cams and ecm are the only things i have found to be different. The powerband is shifted higher on the 9 motor. The biggest performance gain will be from gearing. Somewhere around 96-97 they feel so much slower out of the hole, but get 4-7mpg better. A 94 ETC will just about rip the steering wheel out of your hand, while a 97 will be much more tame. I never researched the actual ratios, just driven hundreds of north* over the years. Are you using the old tranny with the new PCM? You may run into problems if you do unless you update the internal electronics and maybe even the valve bodies and torque convertor. A good bit changed between 95 and 02. Good luck sounds like a fun project. (in reply to gunkscad) Post #: 2

RE: Horsepower - 7/28/2006 8:50:09 PM    gunkscad   Posts: 13 Joined: 7/28/2006 Status: offline Thanks for the info! Another question. I have a crack on Trans casing end. It bolts on the end. Is that replacable? (in reply to FLCaddytech) Post #: 3

RE: Horsepower - 7/28/2006 9:27:58 PM    FLCaddytech Posts: 507 Joined: 6/22/2006 Status: offline I don't follow the question. Are you talking about the pass side where the axle goes in? < Message edited by FLCaddytech -- 7/28/2006 9:28:53 PM > (in reply to gunkscad) Post #: 4

RE: Horsepower - 7/30/2006 5:10:47 PM    gunkscad   Posts: 13 Joined: 7/28/2006 Status: offline I'm talking where the trans dipstick is. Is that cover replacable? (in reply to FLCaddytech) Post #: 5

RE: Horsepower - 7/30/2006 6:03:50 PM    FLCaddytech Posts: 507 Joined: 6/22/2006 Status: offline Yes it is. (in reply to gunkscad) Post #: 6

RE: Horsepower - 7/30/2006 10:56:47 PM    gunkscad   Posts: 13 Joined: 7/28/2006 Status: offline Thanks! I may have other questions as I start carrying over the '02 to my '95 eldo. (in reply to FLCaddytech) Post #: 7

RE: Horsepower - 7/31/2006 5:33:34 AM    FLCaddytech Posts: 507 Joined: 6/22/2006 Status: offline I would be suprised if you didn't. Good luck. (in reply to gunkscad) Post #: 8

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